Where does “lof” come from?
lof (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic lubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
Ancestry of “lof”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lof | praise; leave, permission; license |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lubą | praise |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |